"The top speed is 216 mph, making the GT the fastest production car in Ford history," wrote Motor Authority editor Viknesh Vijayenthiran. "We don't have a figure for acceleration but most of the cars in this class will hit 60 mph in 3.0 seconds or less and we have no doubt that the same will be true for the GT.

"This was no independent test so the figures shouldn't be taken at face value. However, they do provide a benchmark in which future tests can be measured against. We're sure if Ford isn't willing to deliver a GT for testing some owners will," Vijayenthiran added.

"We achieved a lot of weight savings with the carbon fiber monocoque and aluminum structure," Raj Nair, executive vice president of product development at Ford, told Road & Track. "But as we did the simulations and some of the testing with the mules, we thought it was worth reinvesting some of that [weight savings] into the active aero and the active suspension. We were faster by putting the systems in. So we felt it was worth reinvesting it into getting the lap times. We would have been right there on dry weight without that."

The speedy GT received plenty of positive comments on social media.

Ford GT cost about $368,000...if you can afford this car do you really care about the gas mileage?https://t.co/ykth1itLvC